1880 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1880, to elect five representatives Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John S. Richardson of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Samuel J. Lee.

General election results

South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John S. Richardson (incumbent)	20,142	63.3	+1.6
	Republican	Samuel J. Lee	11,674	36.7	−1.6
Majority			8,468	26.6	+3.2
Turnout			31,816
	Democratic hold

2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Michael P. O'Connor of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Edmund W.M. Mackey.

General election results

South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Michael P. O'Connor (incumbent)	17,569	58.8	−2.1
	Republican	Edmund W.M. Mackey	12,297	41.2	+2.1
Majority			5,272	17.6	−4.2
Turnout			29,866
	Democratic hold

3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger C.J. Stollbrand.

General election results

South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	D. Wyatt Aiken (incumbent)	27,863	74.1	−5.0
	Republican	C.J. Stollbrand	9,758	25.9	+5.4
Majority			18,105	48.2	−10.4
Turnout			37,621
	Democratic hold

4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger A. Blythe.

General election results

South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John H. Evins (incumbent)	27,985	69.7	−27.1
	Republican	A. Blythe	11,780	29.3	+26.1
	Greenback-Labor	J. Hendrix McLane	414	1.0	+1.0
Majority			16,205	40.4	−53.2
Turnout			40,179
	Democratic hold

5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Robert Smalls.

General election results

South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1880

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George D. Tillman (incumbent)	23,325	60.4	−10.8
	Republican	Robert Smalls	15,287	39.6	+10.8
	No party	Write-Ins	2	0.0	0.0
Majority			8,038	20.8	−21.6
Turnout			38,614
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1880
• South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1880
• South Carolina's congressional districts

References

• "Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session of 1880. Columbia, SC: James Woodrow, 1881, pp. 553–555.